Student work

Excellent results at this years Pewter Live Competition

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Anna Gillett-Commended for Decorative Arts
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Elly Flaherty-2nd prize for Interior, Architectural and Furniture and commended for the Gift wear Association award
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Philippa Haines-1st prize Fashion-From Jewellery to Total Look+ a weeks work placement at Conran Design



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Student success


Pewter live

The Worshipful Company of Pewterer,' a 600-year-old traditional guild, promotes the design and sale of traditional and contemporary pewter products in the UK.
Pewter Live is an annual European Design Competition for pewter and is organized by the Company with the support of the ABPC in order to promote the use of pewter in modernproducts.
Pewter Live is in June each year at Pewterers’ Hall in the heart of the City. All the pieces of pewter that have been entered by students and professional designers are displayed at a three day event attended by the public, students, designers, manufacturers and retailers as well as City dignitaries.

In the past few years our course has won several prizes including;
City and Guilds best college award 2007
James Surrett 2nd prize architectural award 2007
John Wright Neish prize for best in show 2007
Mercedes Palfrey-Rogers The giftware association prize 2009
Emily Betson The giftware association prize 2010
Emily Betson 2nd prize fashion award 2010
Suzi Fuller Highly commended Decorative arts 2010

Exhibitions

Students regularly hold internal and external exhibitions some have included;
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
Tourist information centre Hastings
St Mary in the Castle

Work placements

Students regularly secure excellent opportunities in a huge variety of work environments such as;
The imperial war museum-Paint like Churchill workshop and curating talks about Churchill's painting by Minnie Churchill
Collect-International art fair for contemporary objects
The Victoria and Albert museum-book arts collection
Ceramic art London-International ceramic art show
Working with local and international ceramicists and jewellers
Stained glass project-restoration and re-design of historical stained glass panel
Local schools ceramics and mosaics projects with Little Ridge Primary School, St Peter and St Paul Primary School and Helenswood Secondary School
Bristol University-working at the enamel and print research centre.